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Sid Meier's Civilization VI

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Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Sid Meier's Civilization VI cover
Developers
Firaxis Games
macOS (OS X) Aspyr Media[1]
Linux Aspyr Media[2]
Publishers
2K Games
OS X, Linux Aspyr Media[1][2]
Release dates
Windows October 21, 2016[3]
macOS (OS X) October 24, 2016
Linux February 9, 2017[2]
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Key points

Includes in-game benchmark.

General information

Official 2K Games forum
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Only the base game was released at retail.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Publisher website
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Digital Deluxe version also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Amazon.com
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Digital Deluxe version also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Amazon.co.uk
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Digital Deluxe version also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Digital Deluxe version also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Digital Deluxe version also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Digital Deluxe version also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

The Digital Deluxe version includes a 25th Anniversary Digital Soundtrack and access to four post-launch DLC packs.
The Mac App Store version is single player only.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Rise and Fall
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Khmer and Indonesia Civilization & Scenario Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Nubia Civilization & Scenario Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Persia and Macedon Civilization & Scenario Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Australia Civilization & Scenario Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Poland Civilization & Scenario Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Vikings Scenario Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Automatic unit cycling

Disable automatic unit cycling[4]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Edit UserOptions.txt.
  3. Change AutoUnitCycle 1 to AutoUnitCycle 0

Notes

This will stop the game from automatically switching to the next unit after ending the turn of another unit.
Since the first official patch, this is an ingame option as well.

Skip intro videos

Disable the intro Video at game startup[5]

Replace logos.bk2 with the replacement .bik file.

Notes

This 'fix' may need to be re-applied if you verify/validate your files, or the game updates with a patch.

Edge scrolling

Fix top edge scrolling being triggered before the mouse reaches the edge of the screen[6]
  1. In the installation directory, open Base\Assets\UI\WorldInput.xml.
  2. Find the line Container ID="TopScreenEdge" Anchor="L,T" Size="Full,30" Offset="0,28".
  3. Change it to Container ID="TopScreenEdge" Anchor="L,T" Size="Full,2" Offset="0,0".
  4. Save the file.

UI scaling

Apply UI scaling at any resolution[7]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open AppOptions.txt.
  3. Set the UIUpscale setting to the percentage of scaling desired.
  4. Save the file.

Notes

UI scaling is available as an in-game option at 4K resolutions and scales the interface by 2x.
Example: a UIUpscale value of 0.25 will increase the UI size by 25%. At 1440p, values between 0.2 and 0.3 work well.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI\
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Sid Meier's Civilization VI/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/aspyr-media/Sid Meier's Civilization VI/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI\Saves\
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Sid Meier's Civilization VI/Saves/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/aspyr-media/Sid Meier's Civilization VI/Saves/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
A 2K Account (formerly my2K) can be used for save synchronization.

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Narrated by Sean Bean
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

VR support

Other information

Disable narration

Disable narration of loading screen and researched technologies text[8]
  1. Go to the Base\Platforms\Windows\audio folder inside the game installation directory.
  2. Delete all language folders, while leaving the *.wav files untouched.

Notes

It is not enough to delete the folder of the language your game is set to, e.g. English. This will make the game use the next-available language, e.g. Chinese.
Non-voice game sounds, for example UI actions, unit movement and combat sounds, and so on, are not affected by this mod and will still be enabled.

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11, 12
OpenGL
OS X/Linux only
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 64-bit
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3 2.5 GHz
AMD Phenom II 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 12 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 450
ATI Radeon HD 5570
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum[9] Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.11.6
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz
System memory (RAM) 6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 775M
AMD Radeon HD 6790
Intel Iris Pro
1 GB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum[10]
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 16.04, SteamOS
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-530 2.93 GHz
AMD A8-3870K 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650
1 GB of VRAM
AMD/Intel GPUs aren't officially supported.

References